I prefer to stick to subjectsused in wars. These are my proposals:
1. Generic infantry 50's to '80's infantry with SLR/FN FAL/H&K G3
2. African militia/insurgents
3. IDF Nagmasho’t, Nagmashon and Nakpadon
4. SADF Buffel and Ratel
5. Modern Middle East insurgents
6. IDF Zelda w/ Toga armour
7. Modern special forces/mercenaries
8. Modern German and French infantry and heavy weapons
9. IDF infantry w/ Galil Assault rifle
Modern Microarmour Wish List 2009-2010
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Rutgervanm
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List Upgraded, See December 17th post
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pmskaar
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Modern Wish List
Hi Rutgervanm
Thanks for updating the list. It is nice for me to see that there are others out there that are looking for more Arab-Israeli stuff and early modern as well. I do think there are a bunch of gaps to fill in for the 1967 and 1973 wars. I have two suggestions. One is that for Soviet equipment, you sometimes list these as USSR and some items are listed as Soviet. I would suggest using one or the other and keeping them all together in one spot on the list. The other is that you have the number of requests already posted, so doing another number next to the to the specific vehicle or item is redundant and not needed. I appreciate your efforts here and thanks for posting the list.
Pete - Binpicker, Out!
Thanks for updating the list. It is nice for me to see that there are others out there that are looking for more Arab-Israeli stuff and early modern as well. I do think there are a bunch of gaps to fill in for the 1967 and 1973 wars. I have two suggestions. One is that for Soviet equipment, you sometimes list these as USSR and some items are listed as Soviet. I would suggest using one or the other and keeping them all together in one spot on the list. The other is that you have the number of requests already posted, so doing another number next to the to the specific vehicle or item is redundant and not needed. I appreciate your efforts here and thanks for posting the list.
Pete - Binpicker, Out!
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"but how does one tell the difference between US Infantry with M-16s (generic GHQ infantry stock) from Israeli infantry with Galils at 6mm?"
Hey, I CAN TELL!!!
Now, seriously, that depends on how keen you are on detail. I am, but I'm sure others are not. It's like saying that these US Infantry with M-16s are in fact German soldiers armed w/ G-36...
Hey, I CAN TELL!!!
Now, seriously, that depends on how keen you are on detail. I am, but I'm sure others are not. It's like saying that these US Infantry with M-16s are in fact German soldiers armed w/ G-36...
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What, can't you see the serial numbers on the side of the upper receiver? Right there, plain as day!Panzerleader71 wrote:"9. IDF infantry w/ Galil Assault rifle"
Not to nit-pick, but how does one tell the difference between US Infantry with M-16s (generic GHQ infantry stock) from Israeli infantry with Galils at 6mm?
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AH-1G, A-4, F-105, O-2, Yak, US D7G Bulldozer, Tiger, IMV
Given I have virtually every other figure in the Vietnam range, I would like to see the AH-1G made. They were flying in arguably the most combat any helicopter type had seen, any version of AH-1 had seen for a decade (almost), and yet this is not made by GHQ. And its not like its a difficult figure to make, or sell. It has smoother lines and less detail than the Q version, and anyone who games Vietnam, and wants to see a non-TOW equipped pink team would need at least two. That is a sale of several hundred figures straight off as far as I can see.
A-4 Skyhawk was another mainstay of the Navy in Vietnam, and was used extensively.It is a relatively small and uncomplicated model, and can be sold in packs of two. And there is a potential for a relatively painless upgrade of the early version by adding the A-4F "hump" without the need to make a new master.
A Vietnam range without a F-105 Thunderchief, the "Thud"? I'd like to see the single-seater and the two-seat F-105F and F-105G Wild Weasel variants (first of Wild Weasels).
O-2 Skymaster "The Duck", replaced the O-1from 1967, and were the standard US Army observation aircraft the replaced the O-1 Bird Dog (thank you).
None of these are complicated masters to make, and there is a wide number of gamers who would use them, with Skyhawks serving to the end of the Cold War, and Skymasters nearly so. The Thud is just a classic Vietnam War US aircraft.
However, I would be happy with the correct Cobra, G.
I'd also like to put a word in for the Red Air Force. The addition of I-153 and the I-16 are commendable, but these were not the aircraft that served for much of the war against German fighters (available). Currently only LaGG-3 is available in 1:285.
Petlyakov Po-2 would be nice as it was used in the light bomber and reconnaissance roles, and Yak-1,3,7,9 1940—1945 (34,000 made, half in Yak-9s) would also be nice. Only 2,748 Yak-9Ts were manufactured during the war.
As for ground vehicles, I would like to see a US D7G Bulldozer as a generic vehicle for engineering-themed scenarios (I have a modified Soviet tractor for USSR).
French, German helicopter Eurocopter Tiger (yes, another helicopter) will probably be a god idea since it is going to be used by quite a few countries.
The Australian Bushmaster IMV is one of the few non-US armoured vehicles in use in Iraq and Afghanistan, and will be used elsewhere I'm sure because Australians tend to deploy to all sorts of UN and multinational operations.
A-4 Skyhawk was another mainstay of the Navy in Vietnam, and was used extensively.It is a relatively small and uncomplicated model, and can be sold in packs of two. And there is a potential for a relatively painless upgrade of the early version by adding the A-4F "hump" without the need to make a new master.
A Vietnam range without a F-105 Thunderchief, the "Thud"? I'd like to see the single-seater and the two-seat F-105F and F-105G Wild Weasel variants (first of Wild Weasels).
O-2 Skymaster "The Duck", replaced the O-1from 1967, and were the standard US Army observation aircraft the replaced the O-1 Bird Dog (thank you).
None of these are complicated masters to make, and there is a wide number of gamers who would use them, with Skyhawks serving to the end of the Cold War, and Skymasters nearly so. The Thud is just a classic Vietnam War US aircraft.
However, I would be happy with the correct Cobra, G.
I'd also like to put a word in for the Red Air Force. The addition of I-153 and the I-16 are commendable, but these were not the aircraft that served for much of the war against German fighters (available). Currently only LaGG-3 is available in 1:285.
Petlyakov Po-2 would be nice as it was used in the light bomber and reconnaissance roles, and Yak-1,3,7,9 1940—1945 (34,000 made, half in Yak-9s) would also be nice. Only 2,748 Yak-9Ts were manufactured during the war.
As for ground vehicles, I would like to see a US D7G Bulldozer as a generic vehicle for engineering-themed scenarios (I have a modified Soviet tractor for USSR).
French, German helicopter Eurocopter Tiger (yes, another helicopter) will probably be a god idea since it is going to be used by quite a few countries.
The Australian Bushmaster IMV is one of the few non-US armoured vehicles in use in Iraq and Afghanistan, and will be used elsewhere I'm sure because Australians tend to deploy to all sorts of UN and multinational operations.
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Rutgervanm
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Barklay, thanks for an excellent reply.
I always get confused with Cobra types, so help me out here. The AH-1G is the standard Vietnam-era Cobra right? Basically looks like the AH-1Q allready produced by GHQ, but armed with rocket pods and miniguns and without the sensors on the nose.
The AH-1F/S allready requested in the list, should be a later type with the characteristic rectangular cockpitwindows. It should be the type that's in use with the Israeli's and the US in Mogadishu in '93. Is the 1F/S the correct type for this?
Concerning the Thunderchief, I was under the impression that the aircraft only flew strategic missions in the North and that is was rarely used for close support, thus limiting it's use for a tactical wargames table in the South?
I'll update in another week or so, so keep the suggestions coming please!
I always get confused with Cobra types, so help me out here. The AH-1G is the standard Vietnam-era Cobra right? Basically looks like the AH-1Q allready produced by GHQ, but armed with rocket pods and miniguns and without the sensors on the nose.
The AH-1F/S allready requested in the list, should be a later type with the characteristic rectangular cockpitwindows. It should be the type that's in use with the Israeli's and the US in Mogadishu in '93. Is the 1F/S the correct type for this?
Concerning the Thunderchief, I was under the impression that the aircraft only flew strategic missions in the North and that is was rarely used for close support, thus limiting it's use for a tactical wargames table in the South?
I'll update in another week or so, so keep the suggestions coming please!
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AH-1G and the Thud
The original Cobra had the cone nose and no sensor. The TOW armed Cobara was tested in Vietnam in the last months of the US participation, but in absence of targets, were withdrawn. The armoured panels for the cockpit were introduced after the war based on the experience of the flight crews, and that is when they became angular and flat. The armament of a Cobra was very varied, but usually it was rockets (2.75"), and of course its minigun under the nose, though some used grenade launchers. The USMC was the one to first install the three-barrel gatling that is used now, but the cavalry and artillery did ok with the miniguns also.
Yes, F-105s were used primarily for strike missions in the north. I was hoping to game some missions like that given the Mig-21 is also proposed. A-4s would be really great because they flew lots of tac missions.
Yes, F-105s were used primarily for strike missions in the north. I was hoping to game some missions like that given the Mig-21 is also proposed. A-4s would be really great because they flew lots of tac missions.
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MRAPs
Surprised these have not been requested
On Dec. 31, USTRANSCOM made good on the promise of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to have 1,500 MRAPs in theater by the end of 2007. On April 5, the command reached another major milestone of 5,000 MRAP vehicles delivered to U.S. Central Command.
Vosburg said that in the past six months, USTRANSCOM orchestrated the delivery of an additional 5,000 vehicles into the hands of warfighters.
"We are on track to exceed the 10,000 vehicle delivery mark, with the additional delivery of almost 600 more vehicles through Oct. 9," he said.
10,000 units is right up there with a widely used military vehicle
On Dec. 31, USTRANSCOM made good on the promise of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to have 1,500 MRAPs in theater by the end of 2007. On April 5, the command reached another major milestone of 5,000 MRAP vehicles delivered to U.S. Central Command.
Vosburg said that in the past six months, USTRANSCOM orchestrated the delivery of an additional 5,000 vehicles into the hands of warfighters.
"We are on track to exceed the 10,000 vehicle delivery mark, with the additional delivery of almost 600 more vehicles through Oct. 9," he said.
10,000 units is right up there with a widely used military vehicle